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Delhi Metro's Pink line to start operations from today: 10 things to know

After the inauguration of this section, Delhi Metro will have opened over 80 kilometres of new lines this year.

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The Delhi Metro's Pink line will start operations from today. Pink line for Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri Metro was scheduled to be opened in August as per a previous plan but then the deadline got extended. 

Below are the 10 facts you need to know about Delhi metro's pink line

1. Pink Line Metro will ease connectivity between North East Delhi and South Delhi by connecting Shiv Vihar and Lajpat Nagar. The Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri section will have 15 stations that will include Shiv Vihar, Johri Enclave, Gokulpuri, Maujpur, Jaffrabad, Welcome, East Azad Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Karkardooma Court, Karkardooma, Anand Vihar, IP Extension, Vinod Nagar, Vinod Nagar East, Trilokpuri. This part of Pink Line will also provide three interchange stations at Welcome, Karkardooma Court and Anand Vihar.

2. This stretch will be a major boon for the eastern and northern fringes of the national capital with three interchange facilities at Welcome (With Red Line), Karkarduma and Anand Vihar ISBT (with Blue Line) that will tremendously boost the connectivity of areas such as Shiv Vihar, Gokul Puri, Maujpur, Jaffrabad etc.

3. With a record height of 21 metres, the Karkardooma Metro Station is also the second highest point on the rail network. The Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar Corridor is crossing the existing Vaishali- Dwarka elevated line (Line-4) 21 metres above the ground and is 10 metres above the existing Metro line.

4. With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will become 314 kilometres long with 229 Metro stations. 

5. After the inauguration of this section, Delhi Metro will have opened over 80 kilometres of new lines this year.

6. The stations, which will come up very close to the markets (within 50 metres) will facilitate the easy movement of shoppers to and from the markets. 

7. The INA Metro station also provides connectivity to Dilli Haat, one of Delhi's major tourist attractions.

8. The Sarojini Nagar and South Extension markets did not have any Metro connectivity till now.

9. Pink line for Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri Metro was scheduled to be opened in August as per a previous plan but then the deadline got extended. 

10. Pink Metro will provide relief to shoppers as the markets cannot be reached in the late evening hours because of lack of public transport.

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